Jordan River photos of floods early 1900s

When Joshua needed to cross the Jordan River with all of his people, the waters “piled up in a heap” in a town called Adam (Joshua 3:16). These photos from the early 1900s can help people see how the Jordan could, indeed, stop flowing if the steep banks of the river fell into the water upstream. On July 11, 1927, an earthquake in the same area caused an avalanche of dirt. The river stopped flowing for a full day. Elijah and Elisha encountered a similar miracle when the older prophet handed his mantle to the younger one.